Category Archives: Abuse

An Open Letter To R. Manis Friedman

JewishJournal.com reports: Rabbi Manis Friedman, a prominent rabbi from the Hasidic Chabad Lubavitch movement who appeared in a video recently posted on YouTube minimizing the harm caused by sexual molestation, has apologized for what he called his “completely inappropriate use … Continue reading

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Death Row Inmate Michael Flinner

From NCTimes.com, Oct. 23, 2003: EL CAJON – A landscaper who took out a $500,000 insurance policy on his fiancee and an ex-employee he hired to kill her were convicted today of murder and special circumstances that could lead to … Continue reading

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Child Molester Posters All Over LINK

There are posters all over the LINK shul today warning about some alleged child molester named “Eli XXXXX”, and then listing “lukeford.com” as the source for more information. I haven’t had anything to do with lukeford.com since 2001 and I … Continue reading

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How many plooks till you’re out?

I would never have a rabbi who’s once committed adultery, once slipped with a congregant, once molested a child. Once and you’re out. You should go sell insurance. But Orthodox Judaism tends to be forgiving. Molest kids, get arrested for … Continue reading

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How Come You Never See A Hispanic Panhandler?

How come you never see Latinos or Asians begging for money on the streets? Do these groups have less mental illness and crippling addiction than the norm? Or do these groups simply take better care of their own? When I … Continue reading

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